2014 NCAA REGIONAL PROJECTIONS (May 6th)

The 2014 College Baseball season is starting to hit its stretch run as we start to look forward to what the 2014 NCAA Baseball Tournament will look like. These are our latest look at the projections at what the tournament bracket will look like if the tournament started today. All questions and comments can be discussed in the section below the post.

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A team with two losses to a Patriot League team that didn’t get into the conference tourney should be sitting at home!

Jay Norris

You think Mississippi state should be sitting at home

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

Mississippi state lost two games to lowly Holy Cross while having an RPI of 39 above even NEC member Bryant….no argument that MSU is close to not being in the tourney at all…

Jay Norris

You’re crazy. They still can win the sec west

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

Yes they can what does that have to do with the terrible ooc that is killing their at large resume right now?

Jay Norris

I hope you are right, and it pisses the team off; see you in Omaha

Jay Norris

After state sweeps Tennessee, I’d love to see them even get into the tournament

Jay Norris

Kentucky a 1 seed? These projections are a joke

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

Kentucky is 14th in RPI tough to deny them…

Jake Fletcher

You guys are showing how little experience you have with this. A team that is tied for 10th place in its conference will never host a regional. Ever.

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

I have predicted the regional hosts correctly in the preseason at a 75 percent…I have a lot more experience in doing college baseball coverage than you! Been doing this a long freaking time!

Jake Fletcher

You don’t even know who I am, so careful with the blind assumptions. Let’s play it like this: I can show you teams that had top-16 RPI’s that didn’t host because of their conference record. Can you show me a 10th place team that has hosted? Thanks in advance.

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

You don’t know who I am either..don’t come on here spewing crap if you don’t want to be civil. Mercer is not getting into the top 16…

Jake Fletcher

Of course I know who you are. You are Brian Foley and you think that a 10th place team would be selected as a host. That is obviously wrong. Sorry to be the one to call you out. Maybe tell Josh not to blindly follow the RPI. And Mercer might not get into the top 16, but the certainly can mathematically.

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

Based on RPI, Kentucky is in the conversation to be a host…two more weekends and we will see what happens

Jake Fletcher

This page clearly states “if the tournament started today”. Kentucky would not be a host with that resume. It just cheapens the credibility of the site.

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

If you don’t agree with Josh’s projections, that is fine but to continue to bash them every week brings nothing to the table.

Jake Fletcher

Then turn off the comment section. Or work with Josh so the projections have some basis in reality. It’s fun to debate who should host out of Miami and Louisville. It’s silly to have to point out that Kentucky has no shot of hosting.

Jay Norris

Florida lost two midweek to Jaclsonville and Florida a@m. Guess we should leave them out 2

Pokefan

What will it take for Oklahoma State to host a regional? They are on track to win the Big 12, and won series against two teams this projection has hosting regionals — TCU and Texas.

Craig Folsom

Washington will most likely win the Pac12, not Oregon State. They have won all eight series with three sweeps. They will go into Corvalis tied next week, win their ninth series and the Pac12. That is the most likely Scenario.

Fanny Vang-Foster

Go into Goss and win series? Are u Kidding me? Washington has no experience in big time situations!!! They will fold under pressure and might and I mean might host a regional. Typical Husky fan that has no clue what they are talking about!!! Have fun with Wetzler,then Moore, and then to end the weekend the best pitcher in the country in Jace Fry!!!

Craig Folsom

I am a Husky fan, but mostly of West Coast college baseball (UW under and UCSB grad school). I came into the season with no expectation for the Huskies, but slowly developed the realization that this is a very good team. They have won every three game series, in and out of conference, with five sweeps. I am however a little less confident after watching the first two OSU UCLA games.

Maybe you misunderstood me. The Boyd’s World RPI Needs Report is a joke. It says that #10 TCU can’t get into the top 8, when anyone who understands the RPI knows that TCU will be #8 with one win and one loss by Houston and Vandy. Seriously, even Boyd himself says not to take that report as gospel.

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

We will see but the RPI looks at the whole year not just one single game

Fomous Lameis

You don’t have Miami even hosting a regional right now? Most projections are saying they are on the cusp of a national seed. Explain please…

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

Miami was outside the top 16 when we did the projections

Fomous Lameis

Thanks for the prompt reply, but what poll(s) are you going by? The only two polls that matter in college baseball are; Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball where Miami has been ranked in the top 10 for the past two weeks (well before this was written). Just curious… Thanks.

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

Actually, no polls matter in college baseball…only thing that the ncaa uses is rpi to help seed teams

saculkjr

I am looking at your predictions of Rice VS University of Houston and do not understand your predictions. UH has played RIce 2 times so far and are 2-0. Houston has a better overall record more wins, less losses, better ERA (top in the country) As for RPI, Rice is 1 spot ahead of UH and this is only due to polls having RIce ahead of UH. How would Rice deserve a protected seed over UH. Please help. Thanks

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

Rice plays in a slightly better conference

saculkjr

What do you think UH has to do the rest of the season to host a regional and or earn a protected seed? RPI has been top 10 most of the year.

Mike

I am taking your projections as all top seeds are the host. With that how is Cal Poly coming to Austin?

http://collegebaseballdaily.com/ Brian Foley

Cal-Poly’s rpi has tumbled that is how

Brian Foley
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St Johns one of last teams in but has them as automatic in Big East?

Bryant a #3 seed and Arkansas St and Western Carolina #4 seeds. A 3 seed means they would have gotten at large if didn’t win automatic. Only thing Bryant has going for them is somehow they have good RPI. Similar to High Pt their RPI shouldn’t matter cause they have no where even remotely close to at large resume. Only way Bryant is getting in is winning their tourney. Playing mostly road games should not get you an at large.

If committee somehow put them in if they do lose that would rank right up their with leaving Campbell out last year with a 49-10 record and playing in Big South.

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